Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Lake Quigley–Lower Town Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Lake Quigley–Lower Town Trail, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park near Bolivar, WV. The route reaches Lake Quigley. It climbs 262 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Quigley–Lower Town Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 253–509 ft
Out & Back · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Trailhead: 39.31319, -77.76082
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: NPS Shuttle Bus Station stop 480 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lower Town Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miPass Lake Quigley.
- 50 ftTurn right onto River Access Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Virginius Island and Hall's Island Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Quigley, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto River Access Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Town Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: NPS Shuttle Bus Station stop 480 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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